overemotional

Examples

• All

• More often than not, supporters get into heated debates about which direction we should take our country, and sometimes we get a little overemotional and fired up over people's opposing views.

  Blog text (14)

• He's overemotional.

  Frost/Nixon (2008)

• Well, I understand how you can get overemotional sometimes.

  It's Pat (1994)

• If you can, take a step back when you are feeling overemotional and try to work out if you would normally react like this.

  Blog text (12)

• You got a little overemotional, but you're fine now.

  The Apartment (1960)

• And don't get overemotional over the "perfect" house.

  Blog text (29)

• My concern is my mood/behavior; I have become completely overemotional and insecure.

  Blog text (5)

• My attitude didn't change overnight; I am still learning, still irrational, sometimes overemotional and thin-skinned, but I am not asking for special treatment.

  Blog text (9)

• His brother and sister were out in the world; he loved his mother dearly, but there was something overemotional about her that kept him eternally wary.

  Academic text (1997)

• The hyperactive type includes children thought to be overemotional, aggressive, and impulsive, while those with ADHD-non-hyperactive or inattentive type lack these characteristics and can be classified by a more passive, quiet, easily bored, and introspective nature.

  Academic text (2014)

Synonyms

M

melodramatic

vsoveremotional

32 5.6

Showing feelings in a way that is too strong

is emotional excess but more about dramatic performance than feeling itself

S

sappy

vsoveremotional

• Offensive

23 7.0

Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake

describes excess emotion without implying childishness or insincerity

S

sloppy

vsoveremotional

22 3.7

Too emotional in a way that seems not sincere

is excessive emotion but not necessarily clumsy or unsubtle

M

maudlin

vsoveremotional

8 8.0

Too emotional in a way that seems silly or not sincere

is excessive emotion but not always mawkish or teary

E

effusive

vsoveremotional

8 7.6

Showing strong warm feelings openly and without holding back

is excess emotion but may lack the uncontrolled warmth of this term

O

overdramatic

vsoveremotional

7 4.9

Showing too much feeling about small things

is excess feeling but usually less about deliberate acting and more emotion

G

gushy

vsoveremotional

6 7.0

Showing too much emotion in a way that feels silly

is excessive but focuses on open heartfelt expression rather than instability

S

soppy

vsoveremotional

• UK

1 5.8

Too emotional and sentimental in a way that seems silly

is excessive but not necessarily silly or insincere

O

overreactive

vsoveremotional

1 6.3

Show too strong feelings or actions for small problems

is excessive emotion but centers on strong reactions not persistent mood

H

hyperemotional

vsoveremotional

1 7.9

Showing very strong feelings that change quickly and seem too much

is excessive emotion but emphasizes intensity and instability specifically

S

supersentimental

vsoveremotional

8.9

Showing too much emotion in a way that seems exaggerated

is excessive but can include less extreme excesses

S

slobbery

vsoveremotional

• Informal

4.9

Too sentimental and not sincere

is excessive but can be less theatrical or dramatic

O

overexcitable

vsoveremotional

6.2

To become easily excited and react strongly to small things

is excessive emotion but focuses on reactivity rather than steady display

Antonyms

U

unemotional

11 4.4

Not showing strong feelings

S

stoic

1 6.3

A person who does not show strong feelings even when hurt or sad

How Emotional

hysterical

• Informal

163 3.9

overemotional

3 5.0

emotional

535 2.1

calm

735 1.0

reserved

3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology